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Donna Leanne Williams, also known by her married name Donna Leanne Samuel (born Donna Keene in October 1963), is an Australian writer, artist, singer-songwriter, screenwriter and sculptor. In 1965, aged two, Williams was assessed as "psychotic". During the rest of her childhood, she was tested multiple times for deafness and labelled as "disturbed".〔〔 In 1991, she was diagnosed as autistic and, since then, has also undergone treatment for gut, immune system and sensory perceptual disorders. She has written four autobiographies – ''Nobody Nowhere: The Extraordinary Autobiography of an Autistic Girl'' (1992), ''Somebody Somewhere: Breaking Free from the World of Autism'' (1994), ''Like Colour to the Blind: Soul Searching and Soul Finding'' (1998) and ''Everyday Heaven: Journeys Beyond the Stereotypes of Autism'' (2004) – and released two solo music albums, ''Nobody Nowhere'' and ''Mutations''. During the mid-1990s, she was the subject of several TV documentaries. Williams has written textbooks on the autism spectrum and is a qualified teacher, international public speaker and autism consultant. On 9 December 2000, she married her second husband, Chris Samuel. The couple have resided in Melbourne since 2002. == Early life and education == Donna Leanne Williams was born Donna Keene in October 1963. She grew up in Melbourne with an older brother, James, and a younger brother, Tom Williams (the street artist Duel; born 1969).〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) ">title='Nobody Nowhere' at APRA search engine )〕 According to Williams, her earliest memories include "rubbing her eyes furiously to lose herself in 'bright spots of fluffy color', which she found a soothing refuge against the 'intrusive gabble' of the human world around her".〔 Her father, Ellis John Keene, later known as Jack Williams (1936–1995), was bipolar and aloof, while her mother was an alcoholic who was physically and emotionally abusive.〔 In 1965, at the age of two, Williams was assessed as a psychotic infant; subsequently, throughout her childhood, she was tested multiple times for deafness and labelled as "disturbed".〔〔 By the age of nine, she had developed two alternate personalities: "Willie", her "rebellious, disruptive, and bad-mannered side" and "Carol", the "kind, polite, socially acceptable child".〔 That year, she was also diagnosed with various dietary conditions including "milk allergies, dairy () gluten intolerances(and ) salicylate intolerance" and was placed on a multivitamin and zinc regime.〔 At fifteen, Williams left home and worked in various jobs but struggled to support herself.〔〔 At times she was homeless, passing from boyfriend to boyfriend while suffering "gross cruelty and domestic prostitution in relationships with men". With the help of a psychiatric social worker, Williams finished secondary education and enrolled in tertiary studies.〔 From 1982, Williams started studying at Latrobe University and eventually graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and Diploma of Education in 1990. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Donna Williams」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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